All Submitted Names

Mekelle f African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Mekele. This is one of transliteration of the city (see Mekele).

Mekenna f English (Modern)
Variant of McKenna.

Mekenzie f & m English (American, Rare)
Variant of Mackenzie.

Meketaten f Ancient Egyptian
From Egyptian mꜥkt-itn "behold the Aten" or "protected by Aten". This was the name of the second daughter of Pharaoh Akhenaten and his wife Nefertiti.

Mekh m Ancient Egyptian
From Egyptian mẖ, possibly a short form of jmj-ẖt, derived from jmj "inherent in, being in" combined with ẖt "group of people, of gods" or "abdomen, belly". This was the name of a predynastic pharaoh, who may or may not have been a mythical figure.

Mekhag m Armenian
Means "clove" in Armenian.

Mekhdi m Chechen
Chechen form of Mahdi.

Mekheele m Yakut
Yakut form of Mikhail.

Mekhila f American (Modern, Rare)

Mekhin m Thai
Means "cloud" (a poetic word) in Thai.

Mekhitar m Armenian
Variant transcription of Mkhitar.

Mekhti m Dagestani
Dagestani form of Mahdi.

Meki m Georgian (Rare)
Short form of Melkisedek, which is now used as an independent name.

Mekiah m & f Obscure (Modern)
Variant of Micaiah.

Mekioussa f Berber (Rare)
Of Kabyle Berber origin with an unknown meaning.

Mekira f Obscure

Mekkín f Icelandic
Possibly an Icelandic derivative of Mecke, a Frisian and Low German diminutive of names beginning with the Old German element megin meaning "power, strength".... [more]

Mekkin f Icelandic (Rare)
Variant of Mekkín.

Mekkinó m Icelandic (Rare)
Masculine form of Mekkín.

Mekole f African American
Combination of Mekhi and Nikole.

Mekre m Amharic
Means "my advice" in Amharic.

Mekӗti m Chuvash
Chuvash form of Mehdi.

Mektild f Swedish (Archaic)
Swedish borrowing of Mechthild.

Mel f & m Catalan (Modern, Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian), Spanish
Means "honey" in Catalan and Portuguese.... [more]

Mel m Soviet, Russian
Acronym of the surnames of Маркс (Marx), Энгельс (Engels) and Ленин (Lenin), which refer to Karl Marx (1818-1883), Friedrich Engels (1820-1895) and Vladimir Lenin (1870-1924)... [more]

Méla f Kashubian
Diminutive of Améla.

Mela f English
Variant of Mila or diminutive of names ending or beginning in mela (Example Pamela or Melanie).

Mela f Galician
Hypocoristic of Carmela.

Mela f Polish
Diminutive of Melania, Amelia and other names beginning with or containing "-mel-".

Melach m Biblical Greek
Greek form of Melech, as it first appeared in the Septuagint.

Melad m Persian
He was a mythical hero in Iranian epic book Shahnameh. Also it means son of the Sun or happiness.... [more]

Melaer m Breton
Variant of Melar.

Melagros f Spanish (Philippines, Rare)
Variant of Milagros.

Melahat f Turkish

Melaher f Ethiopian
Means “wisdom of god”.

Melaim m Albanian

Mélaine f French
French form of Melaina.

Melaine f English (Rare), Greek Mythology
Etymologically, Melaine shares her roots with Melanie.... [more]

Melaini f Greek
Variant transcription of Melaine.

Melake-berhan m Ge'ez
Means "angel of light" in Ge'ez.

Melaku m Ethiopian
Means "the angel" in Amharic.

Melampus m Greek Mythology
In the Greek myths Melampus was the cousin of Bellerophon and won glory and fame all because he was kind to animals. One day when he was a boy he saw some orphaned baby snakes by the side of the road... [more]

Melan f Indonesian

Melana f English (Rare), Croatian (Rare)
Variant of Melania.

Melanchthon m English (Rare, Archaic)
From the family name of Philipp Melanchthon (1497-1560), Protestant leader and associate of Luther. The name was originally Schwartzerdt, "black-earth", in German, which was translated into Greek (using melas (genitive melanos) "black" and chthon "land, earth, soil"), as was sometimes done during the time of the enthusiasm for Greek studies during the Renaissance... [more]

Melancio m Spanish
Spanish form of Melanthios via Melanthius.

Melancomas m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Melankomas. This name was borne by two tyrants of Ephesus, the earliest of which lived around 500 BC. It was also the name of an Olympic victor from the 1st century AD.

Melanctha f Literature
Used by Gertrude Stein for the heroine of one of her 'Three Lives' (1909). It could be a feminization of Melanchthon.

Melancthon m English (Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Melanchthon.

Melanea f Spanish (Rare)
Variant of Melania.

Melanee f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Melanie.

Melaneia f Greek
Greek variant form of Melanie. This form is used to refer to St. Melania the Elder (325-417, feast day June 8).

Melaneo m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Melaneus.

Melaneu m Catalan, Portuguese
Catalan and Portuguese form of Melaneus.

Melaneus m Greek Mythology
Derived from Greek μελανέω (melaneō) meaning "to grow black, to become black", which is ultimately derived from Greek μελαινα (melaina) meaning "black, dark" (see Melanie)... [more]

Melaney f American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Melanie.

Melaney m Russian
Russian form of Melaneus.

Melanfiy m Russian
Russian form of Melanthios.

Melangell f Welsh
The name of an early Welsh saint, known as the patron saint of small creatures because she sheltered a hare from the hounds of Prince Brochwel Ysgythrog during his hunting expedition... [more]

Mélani f Spanish
Spanish form of Melanie, reflecting the English pronounciation.

Melani f Spanish, Croatian, Slovene, Greek (Rare), Hungarian, English (American, Modern, Rare)
Spanish borrowing, Croatian and Slovene form, Modern Greek and English variant of Melanie and Hungarian variant of Melánia... [more]

Melània f Catalan, Lengadocian, Gascon
Catalan, Languedocian and Gascon form of Melania (see Melanie).

Melânia f Portuguese
Portuguese form of Melania.

Melaniia f Ukrainian
Variant transliteration of Меланія (see Melaniya).

Mélanîn f Norman
Diminutive of Mélanie.

Melanìo f Provençal
Provençal form of Mélanie.

Melanio m Italian (Rare)
Masculine form of Melania.

Melanion m Greek Mythology

Melanippe f Greek Mythology
Feminine form of Melanippos. This is the name of several characters in Greek mythology.

Melanippides m Ancient Greek
Means "son of Melanippos" in Greek, derived from the name Melanippos combined with the patronymic suffix ἴδης (ides).... [more]

Melanippos m Greek Mythology
The first element of this name is derived from the Greek adjective μελανός (melanos) meaning "black, dark", which is the genitive form of the Greek adjective μέλας (melas) meaning "black, dark"... [more]

Melanippus m Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of Melanippos. This name is borne by several characters in Greek mythology.

Melanita f Spanish
Diminutive of Melania.

Melaniu m Corsican (Rare, Archaic), History (Ecclesiastical)
Corsican form of Melanius.

Melanius m Late Roman
Latin and masculine form of Melanie.

Melaniusz m Polish (Rare)
Masculine form of Melania.

Melaniye f Walloon
Walloon form of Mélanie.

Melaņja f Latvian (Rare)
Latvian form of Melanie.

Melanja f Polish (Archaic)
Older spelling of Melania, considered incorrect in contemporary Polish ortography.

Melankomas m Ancient Greek
Derived from the Greek adjective μελαγκόμης (melankomes) meaning "black-haired". It is a compound word, of which the first element consists of μελανός (melanos), the genitive of the Greek adjective μέλας (melas) meaning "black, dark"... [more]

Melannie f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Melanie.

Melanthe f Greek (Rare, Archaic)
Feminine form of Melanthos.

Melanthea f Greek Mythology
In Greek mythology, Melanthea was the daughter of the river god Alpheus, and thus she can be counted as a naiad... [more]

Melanthi f Greek (Rare)
Modern Greek feminine form of Melanthos.

Melanthia f Greek
Variant of Melanthi.

Melanthius m Ancient Greek (Latinized), Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of Melanthios.

Melantho f Ancient Greek, Greek Mythology
Derived from Greek μελανθης (melanthes) "black". This is the name of several minor figures in Greek mythology. It also occurs in Homer's epic the 'Odyssey' belonging to the favourite maid of Penelope, who is described as "sharp-tongued", and is later hanged alongside the other maids who had lain with Penelope's suitors; she is the sister of Melanthios, an insolent goatherd killed by Odysseus.

Melanthos m Greek Mythology
Means "black flower", derived from Greek μελας (melas) meaning "black" combined with Greek ανθος (anthos) meaning "flower, blossom". Also compare Melanthios.

Melanthus m Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of Melanthos. In Greek mythology, Melanthus was a king of Messenia who was later expelled from Messenia and instead became king of Athens.

Melanto m Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Melanthos via its latinized form Melanthus.

Melanya f Armenian

Melanzio m Italian
Italian form of Melanthios via Melanthius.

Melar m Breton, History (Ecclesiastical)
Breton form of Magloire. This was the name of a 10th-century Breton saint.

Melasipp m Russian
Russian form of Melasippos.

Mélasippe m French (Archaic), French (Quebec, Archaic)
French form of Melasippos via its latinized form Melasippus.

Melasippo m Italian
Italian form of Melasippos via its latinized form Melasippus.

Melasippos m Late Greek
Means "black horse", derived from the Greek adjective μέλας (melas) meaning "black, dark" combined with the Greek noun ‘ιππος (hippos) meaning "horse". Also see the name Melanippos, which is etymologically related and has the same meaning.... [more]

Melasippus m Late Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Melasippos. Also compare this name with the names Melesippus and Meleusippus, as they tend to get confused with each other due to their striking similarities.... [more]

Melat f Amharic, Ethiopian

Melatiah f Biblical
Means "God delivered,"... [more]

Melayna f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Melaina.

Melaysia f African American (Rare)
Variant of Malaysia.

Melazim m Albanian

Melazyp m Polish
Polish form of Melasippos via its latinized form Melasippus.

Melbourne m English, Romani (Archaic)
After the capital of the Australian state of Victoria. It is named for the British prime minister William Lamb, 2nd Viscount Melbourne. His title comes from his estate, Melbourne Hall in Derbyshire, whose name means "mill stream"... [more]

Melche f Medieval Jewish, Yiddish (Archaic)
Possibly an archaic Yiddish form of Malka. It was recorded in medieval Frankfurt, Germany.

Melcher m Swedish (Rare), Romansh
Swedish variant of Melker as well as a Romansh variant of Melchior which is traditionally found in the Engadine valley.

Melchert m Alsatian (Archaic)
Vernacular form of Melchior.

Melchi m Biblical
Meaning "My king." The son of Addi, and father of Neri (Luke 3:28), (Luke 3:24).

Melchiade m History (Ecclesiastical)
French and Italian form of Melchiades.

Melchiades m Ancient Greek, Polish (Rare)
Derived from the Ancient Greek μίλτος (míltos) Μιλτιάδης (Miltiádēs) meaning "red land, crimson". ... [more]

Melchiel m Biblical, Biblical Greek, Biblical Latin
Form of Malchiel used in the English, Greek and Latin Old Testament.

Melchihel m Biblical Latin
Form of Malchiel used in the Latin Old Testament.

Melchiór m Kashubian
Kashubian form of Melchior.

Melchiora f Italian (Archaic)
Feminine form of Melchiorre.

Melchioras m Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Melchior.

Melchiorra f Italian
Feminine form of Melchiorre.

Melchisedec m Italian, Biblical Italian
Italian form of Melchizedek via it's Latinized form Melchisedech.

Melchisédech m French (Rare, Archaic), Biblical French
French form of Melchizedek. This name was borne by French author Melchisédech Thévenot (c. 1620 - 1692)

Melchisedech m Biblical Latin
Form of Melchizedek used in the Latin Old Testament.

Melchisedek m Biblical Greek, English (Puritan)
Greek form of Melchizedek, as it first appeared in the Septuagint.

Melchizedek m Biblical
Means "my king is righteousness" from Hebrew מֶלֶךְ‏ (mélekh) meaning "king" and צֶדֶק (tzédek) meaning "righteousness". In the Old Testament this is the name of a priest king who gives Abraham a blessing.

Melchora f Spanish, Filipino, Galician
Feminine form of Melchor.

Melcion m Catalan (Rare)

Melciòr m Provençal
Provençal form of Melchior.

Melcior m Catalan
Catalan form of Melchior.

Melda f Turkish

Melda f Asturian, Dutch (Rare), English, French (Rare)
Short form of Emelda, Émelda and Imelda.

Mel-dela f Caucasian Mythology
This was the name of the supreme goddess in Vainakh mythology.

Melder f Cornish (Modern)
Means "honey-sweet" in Cornish. This is a modern Cornish name.

Meldina f Bosnian

Meldos m Arthurian Cycle
Originally a Celtic god and possibly the origin of Mellt.... [more]

Meldra f Latvian
Possibly derived from Latvian meldrs "bullrush."

Meldred m Arthurian Cycle
A king of Dunmeller (Drumelzier) in Scotland.... [more]

Meldrick m English
This English name means 'strong mill'. Meldrick Taylor, a two-weight world champion in boxing, is a famous bearer of this name.

Meldris m Latvian (Rare)
Masculine form of Meldra.

Mele m Medieval Baltic
Possibly a medieval Latvian short form of Melchior.

Melea m Biblical

Melea f Judeo-French
Variant of Melanie.

Meleagant m Arthurian Cycle
Variant of Maleagant.

Meleagar m Arthurian Cycle
Uncle of the Lady Helaés of Limos, Sir Clapor and Damoisele a la Harpe.... [more]

Meleager m Ancient Greek (Latinized), History, Greek Mythology
Latinized form of Meleagros. In history, this was the name of a king from the Ptolemaic Dynasty of ancient Egypt. In Greek mythology, this was the name of a hero who was the host of the Calydonian boar hunt.

Méléagre m History (Gallicized), Greek Mythology (Gallicized)
French form of Meleager.

Meléagro m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Meleager.

Meleagro m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Meleager.

Meleagros m Ancient Greek
Possibly related to Greek μέλας (melas) meaning "black, dark" and ἀγρός (agros) meaning "land, field", giving this name the meaning of "black land", perhaps in reference to burnt farmland (which was burnt in order to make the ground fertile)... [more]

Meleah f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Melia, possibly influenced by the Hebrew word מְלֵאָה (mele'ah) meaning "fullness, full produce, harvest".

Meleana f Hawaiian (Modern)

Meleana f Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Marianne.

Meleane f Tongan

Mélèce m History (Gallicized)
French form of Meletios via Meletius.

Melech f Circassian, Kabardian, Adyghe
Circassian version of Melek 2

Meleci m Catalan
Catalan form of Meletius.

Melécio m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Meletios via Meletius.

Melecio m Spanish
Spanish form of Meletios via Meletius.

Melecjusz m Polish
Polish form of Meletios.

Melei f African (Rare)

Meleigha f American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Melia.

Mele-iris f Tongan

Meleke f Manding
Meleke is Bambara for the following word. "Angel"

Meleki f Ottoman Turkish
Etmology unknown, possibly related to the given name Malik 1.

Meleksima f Ottoman Turkish
Means "angel-like" from Turkish melek meaning "angel" combined with sima meaning "face, figure".

Melelani f Hawaiian
Means "heavenly song" from Hawaiian mele "song" and lani "heaven, sky".

Melelina f Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Marilyn.

Melelu f Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Marylou.

Melen m Breton
Derived from Breton melen "golden, yellow, blond". This is also considered a Breton form of Mélaine.

Melena f Dutch (Rare), German (Rare), English (Rare)
Dutch contracted form of Magdalena.

Melena f Greek Mythology
Variant of Melaina via the form Melaena.

Melencia f Spanish (Philippines)

Melencio m Spanish (Philippines)

Melendy f English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Melendy.... [more]

Melene f Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Merlene.

Melenia f Greek, Romani (Archaic)

Melentina f Romanian, Estonian (Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Meletina.

Melentine f Estonian (Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Melentina.

Melenydd m Welsh (Rare, Archaic)
Derived from Welsh melenydd "hawkweed".

Meleranz m Arthurian Cycle
Arthur’s nephew and hero of Der Pleier’s Meleranz. He was the son of Olimpia, Arthur’s sister, and King Linefles of France.... [more]

Meleri f Welsh, History (Ecclesiastical)
Combination of the intensifying prefix my- and Eleri. Saint Meleri was a daughter of Brychan Brycheiniog who married Ceredig ap Cunedda and became the grandmother of Saint David.

Meler-yerdi m Caucasian Mythology
Meaning unknown. Meler-Yerdi was the god of plants and cereal beverages in Vainakh mythology.

Meles m Greek Mythology
Meles is the god of the river Meles, near Smyrna. He was believed by some to have been the father of Homer.

Melesander m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Melesandros. This name was borne by an Athenian strategos from the 5th century BC.

Melesandros m Ancient Greek
The first element of this name is derived from the Greek noun μελησμός (melesmos) meaning "care, diligence", which is ultimately derived from the Greek verb μέλω (melo) meaning "to be an object of care or interest" as well as "to care for, to be interested in".... [more]

Melesippos m Ancient Greek
The first element of this name is derived from the Greek noun μελησμός (melesmos) meaning "care, diligence", which is ultimately derived from the Greek verb μέλω (melo) meaning "to be an object of care or interest" as well as "to care for, to be interested in".... [more]

Melesippus m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Melesippos. Also compare this name with the names Melasippus and Meleusippus, as they tend to get confused with each other due to their striking similarities.

Melethime f French

Meleti m Georgian (Rare)
Georgian form of Meletios.

Meletia f Late Greek, Greek (Rare)
Feminine form of Meletios.

Meletie m Romanian (Archaic), History (Ecclesiastical)
Romanian form of Meletius.

Meletina f Romanian (Rare), Lithuanian (Rare, Archaic), Estonian (Rare, Archaic), Russian (Archaic), History (Ecclesiastical)
Cognate of Meletini.

Meletini f History (Ecclesiastical)
Variant of Melitini.

Meletios m Late Greek
Variant form of Meletos.

Meletius m Late Greek (Latinized), History (Ecclesiastical)
Latinized form of Meletios. Saint Meletius was a Christian bishop of Antioch from 360 until his death in 381. His episcopate was dominated by a schism which is usually called the Meletian schism.

Meletiy m Russian, Ukrainian
Russian and Ukrainian form of Meletios.

Meleto m Spanish
Spanish form of Meletus.

Meletos m Ancient Greek
The meaning of this name is a little bit uncertain. It could have been derived from Greek μελέτη (melete) "care, attention", but it could also have been derived from Greek μελέτα (meleta) "resolution, diligence"... [more]

Meletus m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Meletos. This name was borne by one of the prosecutors at the trial of the famous philosopher Socrates.

Melety m Russian
Variant transcription of Meletiy.

Melewina m Hawaiian (Rare)
Hawaiian form of Melvin.

Melezia f Italian
Feminine form of Melezio.

Melezio m Italian
Italian form of Meletios via Meletius.

Melga m Arthurian Cycle
King of the Picts.... [more]

Melham m Arabic
Arabic form of William.

Melhem m Arabic
Arabic form of William.

Melhior m Croatian

Méli f Greek (Portuguese-style, Rare)
It means "honey" in Greek.

Meli f Hawaiian
Means "honey" or "bee" in Hawaiian.

Meli f Cherokee
Cherokee variant of Mary.

Mélia f Greek Mythology (Gallicized)
French form of Melia.

Mélia f French, French (Belgian, Rare)
Diminutive of Amélia.

Melia f Hawaiian
Means "plumeria" in Hawaiian.

Melia f English
Diminutive of Amelia.

Meliadice f Arthurian Cycle
A descendant of Arthur and heroine of the romance Cleriadus et Meliadice, published in Paris in 1495. The author of the work is unknown, but it is believed to have been based on earlier French and English romances.... [more]

Meliadus m Arthurian Cycle
The lord of the Hedged Manor.... [more]

Meliah f Hawaiian

Melian f Literature
"Dear gift" in Sindarin. Melian was the queen of Doriath in J.R.R. Tolkien's Silmarillion.

Melianda f Medieval Occitan, Gascon

Méliane f French (Modern), French (Belgian, Modern, Rare)
Of uncertain origin and meaning.

Meliantha f Indonesian (Rare), Dutch (Antillean, Rare)
From Greek μέλι (meli) "honey" and ἄνθος (anthos) "flower".

Melianus m Arthurian Cycle
A knight whose lands were protected from Nabor the Giant by the Good Knight Without Fear.... [more]

Melias m Arthurian Cycle, Literature
Son of the King of Denmark, Melias entered the Grail Quest as squire to King Bagdemagus, but left him at the White Abbey and went with Galahad instead.

Méliau m Medieval French
From the Latin miles, meaning "soldier". This was the name of a Breton saint, known for sharing his cloak with a beggar, who was beheaded in the mid-6th century AD.

Melibea f Spanish (Rare), Greek Mythology (Hispanicized), Literature
Spanish form of Meliboea. This is the name of the female protagonist in the Spanish novel La Celestina (1499).

Melibee m Arthurian Cycle, Literature
Melibee is a shepherd in Book 6 of "The Faerie Queene" who rejected courtly life for farm life. He raised Pastorella after finding her as a baby. He is killed by the Brigands.

Meliboea f Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Derived from Greek μελι (meli) meaning "honey" and βοάω (boaô) "to shout, to proclaim" (when used of the wind, "to roar" and "to howl"; cf... [more]

Melica f Iranian

Melica f Hebrew
From the Hebrew name מִלְכָּה (Milkah), derived from מַלְכָּה (malkah) meaning "queen". This name appears in the Old Testament belonging to both the wife of Nahor and the daughter of Zelophehad.Variant of the name Milcah.

Melicca f Obscure

Mélicère f Louisiana Creole (Archaic)

Melicertes m Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Uncertain etymology. This was the original name of the sea god Palaemon, son of Ino and Athamas.

Melichar m Czech, Slovak
Czech and Slovak form of Melchior.

Melicia f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Melissia.

Melicka f Obscure

Melida f Romansh (Rare, Archaic)
Possibly derived from the place name Melide.

Melida f Albanian (Rare), Bosnian (Rare)

Melidor f Arthurian Cycle
The daughter of Earl Sere, a nobleman who went to war with Arthur’s Sir Degrevant.... [more]

Mélie f Jèrriais, French (Archaic), Literature
Jèrriais form of French Amélie as well as the local French vernacular form of Amélie found in the Poitou-Charentes region up until the 19th century... [more]

Mêlie f Norman, French
Diminutive of Emélie.

Melie f Crimean Tatar
Of unknown meaning, most likely derived from an Arabic name.

Melie f Arthurian Cycle
Sister of Sir Meliant of Meliadel and whose sweetheart, Menelais, was slain by the evil Brian de la Gastine.... [more]

Meligor m Arthurian Cycle
A knight in the service of Lord Golagros, Arthur’s opponent in the Middle Scots tale of Golagros and Gawain.

Melih m Turkish
Derived from Arabic مَلِيح (malīḥ) meaning "handsome, beautiful, pretty".

Meliha f Turkish
Means "beautiful" and "sweet" in Turkish.

Meliha f Bosnian

Melijs m Medieval Dutch
Medieval Dutch short form of Aemilius (see Emil; compare Melis).

Melik m Armenian
Armenian form of Malik 1.

Mélika f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Variant transcription of Melika influenced by French orthography (chiefly Tunisian).

Melika f Persian, Bosnian, Arabic (Maghrebi)
Variant transcription of Malika.

Melikertész m Hungarian
Hungarian form of Melicertes.

Melilot f Literature
Melilot Brandybuck was a hobbit in 'The Lord of the Rings' by J.R.R. Tolkien. It is a botanical name, like many female hobbit names.

Melin m Judeo-Anglo-Norman
Corruption of Merin.

Melin f Turkish

Melina f Provençal, Niçard
Niçard truncated form of Amelina.

Melina f Lengadocian, Gascon
Allegeldy a Languedocian and Gascon contraction of Melània.

Melina f Asturian
Diminutive of Amelia.

Melinaka f Hawaiian (Rare)
Hawaiian form of Melinda.

Mélinda f French, French (Belgian)
French form of Melinda.

Melindi f Afrikaans

Melindra f Literature
A minor character from Danielle Paige's 2014 novel Dorothy Must Die bears this name.

Meline f Greek Mythology
Derived from Greek μῆλον (melon) meaning "apple" or "quince". This was the name of a princess in Greek mythology, a daughter of Thespius and Megamede... [more]

Meline f Armenian
Armenian form of Melina.

Meline f Haitian Creole
Haitian form of Melina.

Mélinée f French (?)
Probably comes from either Mélanie or Mélaine or from Mélina or Méline. Famous bearer include Mélinée Manouchian (1913-1989), Armenian resistance fighters in France during World War II.

Melinette f Literature
Melinette was a named fairy in the fairy tale "Narcissus and Potentilla".

Melinita f Tongan
Tongan equivalent of Miranda.

Melino m Filipino (Rare), Brazilian (Rare)
Masculine form of Melina

Melìo f Provençal
Diminutive of Emilìo.

Meliodas m Arthurian Cycle, Popular Culture, German (Modern, Rare)
Meaning unknown. This is the name of Tristan's father in medieval French literature. It was reused for the main protagonist in the manga The Seven Deadly Sins (first published in 2012).

Meliogras m Arthurian Cycle
Meliogras is a king of Cornwall and Tristram's father.

Melion m Arthurian Cycle
A British knight in a French lai, who possessed an enchanted ring. This ring enabled him to change into a werewolf and back again. His wife stole the ring when he was in lupine form, trapping him there until her treason was detected.... [more]

Melior f Medieval English (Rare)
Older form of Meliora, thought to come from Latin melior "better". Melior occurs as both family name and given name in Christian inscriptions of the Roman Empire... [more]

Melióra f Hungarian (Rare)
Cognate of Meliora.

Meliore f Medieval Italian

Melis m Dutch (Rare)
Dutch short form of Aemilius (see Emil).

Melisanda f Obscure
Variant of Mélisande.

Melisandra f English (Rare), Spanish (Mexican, Rare)
Combination of Melisa and Sandra, possibly influenced by names such as Mélisande and Lisandra.

Melisandre f Literature, Popular Culture
The name of a witch, known as the Red Priestess, in George R. R. Martin's book series "A Song of Ice and Fire." He likely based her name off the French name Mélisande.

Melise f French (Modern)
Gallicized form of Turkish Melis.

Melisenda f Italian (Rare)
Italian form of Mélisande.

Melisent f English (Rare), South African (Rare)
Variant of Millicent.

Melisentia f Medieval English (Latinized)
Latinized form of Melicent (compare Melisende).

Meliseo m Spanish
Spanish form of Melisseus.

Melisha f English (Modern, Rare)

Melisita f Spanish
Diminutive of Melisa.

Melisma f Italian
Musical term meaning several notes sung on one syllable.

Meliso m Spanish
Spanish form of Melissos via its latinized form Melissus.

Mélissaire f Louisiana Creole (Rare, Archaic)

Mélissandre f French (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Mélisande, possibly influenced by Mélissa and Sandra... [more]

Melissanthe f Greek (Rare)
Composed of Greek μελισσα (melissa) "honeybee" and ανθος (anthos) "flower". It is used as a Graecized form of Mélisande (e.g., the 12th-century queen Melisende of Jerusalem is known as Melissanthe in Greek)... [more]

Mélisse f French (Modern), French (Belgian, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Mélissa.

Mélissé m Greek Mythology (Gallicized)
French form of Melisseus.

Melisse f English (Rare), Afrikaans (Rare)
Variant of Melissa.

Melisseo m Italian
Italian form of Melisseus.

Melisseu m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Melisseus.

Melisseus m Greek Mythology
Derived from Greek μελισσεύς (melisseus) meaning "bee-keeper, bee-man", which is ultimately derived from Greek μέλισσα (melissa) meaning "honey-bee" (also see Melissa)... [more]

Melissia f English (American)
Elaboration of Melissa. Melissia is a community in Greece, northeast of Athens.

Melissie f English (American)
Variant or diminutive of Melissa.

Melissity f English
Combination of Felicity and Melissa.

Melisso m Italian, Portuguese
Italian and Portuguese form of Melissos via its latinized form Melissus.

Melissos m Ancient Greek
Derived from Greek μέλισσα (melissa) meaning "honey-bee" (see Melissa).

Melissus m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Melissos. A known bearer of this name was Melissus of Samos, an ancient Greek philosopher from the 5th century BC.